A monster hunter believes the British equivalent of Bigfoot is extinct but the Loch Ness Monster could well be alive.
Elusive creatures expert Andy McGrath has concluded a six-year search for the Woodwoose, which he now believes is extinct after finding 'scant' evidence of the creature.
Otherwise known as the Wild Man, the bipedal, muscular and hairy beast appears to have dropped from the face of the UK permanently. Mr McGrath has since confirmed a 'sad conclusion' on the beasts' existence.
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Speaking on the existence of Woodwoose, it appears the line of creatures is long gone. But Andy still holds out hope for finding Nessie, the infamous creature allegedly residing in the Loch Ness.
He said: "After six years of searching the length and breadth of the country for this creature, I have found scant evidence that it still exists in our land.
"Undoubtedly, there are more than a few eyewitness reports, but these are notoriously lacking in attribution, often being second or even third hand reports and too often emanate from sources who have a ‘skin in the game’ or at least something to gain, from this legend!
"My sad conclusion is that even those 12th-century carvings that feature so prominently upon the holy houses of Europe are themselves a form of inherited folklore, a memorial in cloth and stone to the stories of a bygone era and that although they may have once existed in Europe, they were probably extinct by the time these carvings and tapestries were created."
Mr McGrath has yet to give up hope on Nessie's whereabouts, claiming 'continuous sightings' over the last 90 years are more than enough proof for the beast to live on.
Andy added: "We have to remember that the Loch Ness Monster, unlike the British Bigfoot, has 90 years of continuous sightings, and even has older sightings dating back to 565AD, with corroborative reports being made by eyewitnesses from every walk of life and from hundreds of countries around the world.
"Whereas the British Bigfoot is a feature of the High Middle Ages and disappeared from our histories until the advent of yeti mania in the early 20th century and again later when bigfoot mania reappeared on the media scene with the hugely successful – finding Bigfoot!"
A massive search for Nessie earlier this year saw a 40-strong team of crack experts take a shot at finding the beast. Scanning the waters led to a few alleged close sightings.
Andy's Beasts of Britain can be bought online here.
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